understanding the divine in Hinduism

ccc religion 2nd year

who is brahman

the ultimate life force

incarnations of brahman

brahma vishnu and shiva

shiva - necklace

skulls belonging to each birth of shaki symbolising pain

shiva - snake

shivas energies have reached their peak

shiva damra

creates om sound

shiva - third eye

represents intuition and higher conscience

shiva trident

past present and future

shiva - four arms

to symbolise his ability to perform many task at once

brahma - 4 heads

each reciting 1 of the 4 vedas

brahma - lotus flower

nature and living essscence of all things

brahma - rosery beads

substance used in creation

vishnu - mace

represents elemental force

vishnu - chakra

represents the mind and revolving cretivity

vishnu - conch

symbol of power or illusion

vishnu - padma

purity and unfolding of creation